IP Library Granted Patent US 8,486,543
Granted Patent B2
US 8,486,543 · App. 12/956,326 · Granted Jul 16, 2013

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Satoko Shitagaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,486,543
App. No.
12/956,326
Granted
Jul 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Objects of the present invention are to provide: a light-emitting element having a long lifetime and good emission efficiency and drive voltage. One embodiment of the invention is a light-emitting element including, between an anode and a cathode, at least a stack structure in which a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer are provided in order from the anode side. The first layer includes a first organic compound and an electron-accepting compound. The second layer includes a second organic compound having a HOMO level differing from the HOMO level of the first organic compound by from −0.2 eV to +0.2 eV. The light-emitting layer includes a third organic compound having a HOMO level differing from the HOMO level of the second organic compound by from −0.2 eV to +0.2 eV and a light-emitting substance having a hole-trapping property with respect to the third organic compound.

Claims (48)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

between an anode and a cathode, at least a stack structure including a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer, wherein the first layer is between the anode and the second layer, the second layer is between the first layer and the light-emitting layer, and the light-emitting layer is between the second layer and the cathode,

wherein the first layer comprises a first organic compound and an electron-accepting compound,

wherein the second layer comprises a second organic compound having a HOMO level differing from a HOMO level of the first organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV, and

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a third organic compound having a HOMO level differing from the HOMO level of the second organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV and a light-emitting substance having a hole-trapping property with respect to the third organic compound.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance is an aromatic amine compound or an organometallic complex.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance is a pyrene diamine compound or an iridium complex.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the HOMO level of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to −6.0 eV and less than or equal to −5.7 eV.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of the stack structures between the anode and the cathode.

6. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 1 .

7. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 6 .

8. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 6 .

9. A light-emitting element comprising:

between an anode and a cathode, at least a stack structure including a first layer, a second layer, a first light-emitting layer, and a second light-emitting layer, wherein the first layer is between the anode and the second layer, the second layer is between the first layer and the first light-emitting layer, the first light-emitting layer is between the second layer and the second light-emitting layer, and the second light-emitting layer is between the first light-emitting layer and the cathode,

wherein the first layer comprises a first organic compound and an electron-accepting compound,

wherein the second layer comprises a second organic compound having a HOMO level differing from a HOMO level of the first organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a third organic compound having a HOMO level differing from the HOMO level of the second organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV and a first light-emitting substance having a hole-trapping property with respect to the third organic compound,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises: a fourth organic compound having a HOMO level differing from the HOMO level of the third organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV and having a LUMO level differing from a LUMO level of the third organic compound by greater than or equal to −0.2 eV and less than or equal to +0.2 eV; and a second light-emitting substance having a hole-trapping property with respect to the fourth organic compound, and

wherein the fourth organic compound and the third organic compound are different compounds.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein a hole-transport property of the third organic compound is higher than a hole-transport property of the fourth organic compound, and

wherein an electron-transport property of the third organic compound is lower than an electron-transport property of the fourth organic compound.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the first light-emitting substance and the second light-emitting substance are each separately an aromatic amine compound or an organometallic complex.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the first light-emitting substance and the second light-emitting substance are each separately a pyrene diamine compound or an iridium complex.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the first light-emitting substance and the second light-emitting substance are the same.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the HOMO level of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to −6.0 eV and less than or equal to −5.7 eV.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , comprising a plurality of the stack structures between the anode and the cathode.

16. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 9 .

17. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 16 .

18. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 16 .

19. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton are the same.

20. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton each comprise a skeleton of at least any one of a π excessive heteroaromatic ring, a tricyclic condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and a tetracyclic condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring.

21. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton each comprise a skeleton of at least any one of carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, and anthracene.

22. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton are the same.

23. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton each comprise a skeleton of at least any one of π excessive heteroaromatic ring, a tricyclic condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and a tetracyclic condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring.

24. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first organic compound, the second organic compound and the third organic compound have a first hole-transport skeleton, a second hole-transport skeleton and a third hole-transport skeleton respectively, and

wherein the first hole-transport skeleton, the second hole-transport skeleton, and the third hole-transport skeleton each comprise a skeleton of at least any one of carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, and anthracene.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2010
From: SEO, SATOSHI; SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; SHITAGAKI, SATOKO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025432/0876 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-273987 · Dec 1, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110127510A1 · Jun 2, 2011